College Beat

College Beat

December 29, 2000

STETSON PULLS SHOCKER

Just one day after its head coach retired, the Stetson men's basketball team pulled off its biggest non-conference victory in more than a decade Thursday night.

Ravii Givens scored a career-high 26 points, including making five of six free throws in the final 37 seconds in leading Stetson to an 80-76 victory against host Southwest Missouri State. With interim coach Derek Waugh leading the way, the Hatters knocked off one of the better teams in the Missouri Valley Conference. Murray Arnold announced his retirement Wednesday after 31/2 seasons with the Hatters.

ARIZONA, WOODS WIN

Loren Woods had 25 points and bailed out No. 12 Arizona when it was on the verge of losing for the first time in its holiday tournament as the Wildcats squeaked by Butler 72-60 at Tucson, Ariz.

STONY BROOK NOT ENOUGH

Tony Robertson had 14 points as No. 10 Connecticut held off hot-shooting Stony Brook for a 67-58 victory at Hartford, Conn. The Huskies (11-1) needed a 12-0 run over the final four minutes to pull away.

Jill Razor scored 16 of her game-high 22 points in the second half to lead Rollins (9-1, ranked 11th in Division II) to a 73-68 victory against Wayne State (Mich.) at Winter Park. Wayne State led 34-32 at halftime. . . .

Junior guard Brandi McCain scored 19 points to lead 19th-ranked Florida (10-1) to a 100-54 victory against Tennessee State (1-8) in the first round of the 11th annual State Farm Classic at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center in Gainesville. In the other game, Tammy Sutton-Brown had a season-high 22 points as No. 7 Rutgers beat Ohio University 75-49.